00743 11 40 C 11 55. 007431 69 40 69 Cute diy valentines 47. See how to make a placemat and add a fresh touch to your dining table with these super quick diy placemats – probably the easiest ones you’ll ever sew!
They also make fantastic diy handmade gifts. And they are perfect if you’re new to sewing. I know I say that a lot these days, but really, trust me on this one: super simple. Let me show you how to make a set of reversible placemats in under 30 minutes! This might be the easiest and quickest way to make a placemat!
This pattern for placemat is super simple, in fact these diy placemats are probably the easiest home sewing project you could ever do – mix and match with this pillow cover and these diy napkins! What is the Best Size for A Diy Placemat? But there is no hard rule about the sizing of your diy placemats. If your tabletop space is limited, feel free to adjust the sizing, good alternatives are 18 by 13″, or even 14″ by 11″ still works great on smaller tables. Next come supplies and a step-by-step tutorial. Step 1 – Cut Your Fabric And Fusible Fleece Cut two 18″ by 14″ rectangles from your fabric and one rectangle from fusible fleece – this one should be smaller by an inch both in width and length. Or visit my easy Interfacing Guide For Beginners.
Super useful for all your future projects, I promise! Make sure to leave a gap of a few inches for turning on one short side. Step 5 – Turn Right-Side-Out Turn right side out, poke the corners out and press well. Turn the raw edges on the turning hole towards the inside and press, too. Oh, and your topstitching will look prettier if you use a longer stitch length than usual.
Call me crazy, but I go all the way up to 4 mm and it always looks good! 4mm would mean something between 6 and 7 stitches per inch. What is the best fabric for placemats? This is why my go-to material for diy placemats is quilting cotton.
What interfacing to use for placemats? Placemats will turn out just a bit differently when using different materials for the layer that comes between the fabric. The easiest way – fusible fleece. This is what we’ll use in the tutorial. Sturdiness, stability, however you call it, will bring them closer to the look of the store-bought placemats. If using fusible interfacing, definitely topstitch around to keep the layers in place. Same as when using the fusible fleece.
Use cotton to make it heat resistant, poly blends are good if you’re just after decoration and not copncerned about high temperature. It’s a special, sew-in interfacing product you usually use when sewing potholders and oven mitts. Now make the table and enjoy your new diy decorated home. Happy Valentines, Galentines or whatever you choose to celebrate! Get the LEA Mini Bin pattern in my shop. M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123. I am a beginner and a senior!
You sew the 2 pieces right sides together and leave opening. Do you then pull all the the fabric through the opening after clipping the corners? 4 where you clip the seam allowance on the corners, you pull the fabric from the inside through that opening, and once out, straighten the fabric. Also, poke the corners out, I love using a point turner tool, or simply a chopstick. I’m here if you need any help finalizing your project. Everything was going great until I decided to sew the seam 1″ from the topstitch. On my last side the material started to pucker.
Have any idea what went wrong? I wish I could send a picture. Then try pinning the layers together before sewing, so the layers don’t move while topstitching. Kind of like quilters do when quilting layers on a quilt. Let me know if this helps, will you? Can you tell me what kind of sewing machine you use?
I use a basic sewing machine. I do have a question about washing these. Will they shrink much or would it be better to wash your fabric first? Hope this helps, and happy sewing!
I love that fabric you chose because it works for Valentine’s day and springtime! I need to make some for my family! I love how you take such simple projects and make them amazing! I love the idea of mixing and matching placemats.